Washington, D.C.-based law firms are readying corporate clients for congressional investigations if Democrats take back the majority in the House of Representatives after the midterm election, according to a report from Politico.
By Emily Rappleye - 10/24/18

A physician filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit against TeamHealth, the contracted anesthesiology group at Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine, Wis., alleging the hospital staffing firm overbilled Medicare and Medicaid millions through its subsidiary Racine Anesthesia Services, The Journal Times reported.
By Kelly Gooch - 10/23/18

From a physician charged with 26 counts of healthcare fraud to Minnesota suing three insulin makers, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
By Ayla Ellison - 10/22/18

The American College of Emergency Physicians brought on four lobbyists from Holland & Knight after senators presented a bill to protect Americans from balance billing practices, according to an Oct. 2 disclosure form.
By Morgan Haefner - 10/22/18

The University of Southern California in Los Angeles has reached a $240 million settlement in principle to resolve sexual abuse allegations against George Tyndall, MD, a former USC gynecologist, according to attorneys representing USC students and alumni.
By Kelly Gooch - 10/19/18

Two physicians in Dallas and three nurses were sentenced to prison Oct. 16 for their roles in an $11.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.
By Morgan Haefner - 10/17/18

A former healthcare company CEO has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money- laundering charges for his part in a $150 million fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say involved the unnecessary prescription of millions of opioids and the administration of medically unnecessary, harmful injections, according to the Department of Justice.
By Kelly Gooch - 10/16/18

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee unsealed a 32-count indictment charging four individuals and seven companies in a more than $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme on Oct. 12.
By Alyssa Rege - 10/16/18

A Florida physician faces 26 charges of healthcare fraud related to claims submitted to the government and commercial insurers dating as far back as 2014, according to the Department of Justice.
By Morgan Haefner - 10/15/18

From the co-founder of a Texas hospital pleading guilty for his role in a $200 million billing scheme to a federal court ordering CMS to make cost-sharing payments to a Montana insurer, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.
By Ayla Ellison - 10/12/18

Two former executives filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit claiming they were fired from their jobs at Anchorage-based Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for making accusations about improper billing, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
By Kelly Gooch - 10/12/18

Three additional women are accusing a longtime California physician of sexual misconduct after officials were made aware of several other sexual misconduct allegations against him, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
By Kelly Gooch - 10/11/18

A founding physician of now-defunct Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas admitted his role in a $200 million bribery and kickback scheme Oct. 4, according to the Department of Justice.
By Ayla Ellison - 10/11/18

An eight-member jury awarded at least $484,000 to a Michigan physician Oct. 9 as part of a federal lawsuit against Pontiac (Mich.) General Hospital regarding allegations the hospital charged the individual a fee to be admitted to its residency program, ABC 7 WXYZ Detroit reports.
By Alyssa Rege - 10/10/18

A just-released report by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services shows that most coverage denials from insurers and plans in the Medicare Advantage program were flat-out wrong.
By Rhonda D. Orin - Partner, Anderson Kill & Daniel J. Healy - Partner, Anderson Kill - 10/10/18

A patient who was a federal prisoner in U.S. Marshall custody was shot at Odessa, Texas-based Medical Center Hospital Oct. 8. The patient later died, according to a Big 2 News report.
By Alia Paavola - 10/9/18

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